Rope-socket.



v: sHmEY E J. w. 'Donn ROPE SOCKET.

APFLIGATION FILED JUNE 21, 1912.

Patented May 6, 1913.

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flume/14 lill FRANK SHIRLEY AND JDHN ROPE- pplicnciozx filed .Tune 21.1912.

Bo il known tlizit we, FRANK W. liimcm' ond Jona; W. loon, citizens ollln lnilri'l .rrssiilingiA nl Tulsa, in tlm ronniy ol '.lnlso ond Stoleoi llalzilnmizi, lmvilnirnlrrl new :incl lis-@inl linprlweinenl: in HopiSoclroio, oi' wvliirll lilo lolloi ing is :i onwillcoion.

@or inwi'ilion rolnios lo rope sorli'rls, llxo moin object being' loprovid@ cliollioning ,moons within llxr body of the device adopted torelieve l'lie Slrnin on tho rope nl lilo instant ogiwloril nufvrrnontis; giron lo rim Sonie. or Whoo. lli@ rinvio@ lwoomlifls engaged will!on obslrnrlion in ilo upward travel.

A further oiijrfol if; lille provision of rnefiins for prrvlsnlingggslacking' in no rop@ Upon `gulden importi of lille fool :itt-oiled tothe sockel'. i

A Still fnl-liner object is lzlio lirovioion ol' tino moons forequnlizing lilo oir prrsoure Within lilo iiofly oi lilo @oekolllnc lothe rociprornlimi of lim plunger monnlofl l'l'lrroin, Hakim-@nos'liur'lier servingl to willi--` Lilo lino device und provenl: nnilnoinenting of the imno,

Anotlirr object ol lilo invention io to provide @i rooiproo: ling;plonger williin tho sookot body boring on onlnrg ,lil lirnfl tliorronprovided 'willi flowniwirilly opening? mooi-lim zonmninicoLing with :illi il lnflinol lool in lino piunfgor, a con@ nioinlaor nloolieri loilir, iowor enti ol? lili@ supporting nimfl oniilo 'wliioli uniendoitlnr'ongli tho plonger loorn unil llio nono miopiril io lio troon/oilwithin Lilo siaiili noolollf, onli moons corrieri by llio sind cono onlimfrlii'plod, for emggnigoniont within the slol's proviflerl in llio body.for prorenling rontion oi. tho said holly with rslooot lo tho crible.

Euribor objects oil lilo invention will op @naar as the following;liioscription i rood mnmolion with die accompanying; drowingo, invll-:ich

.Figure- Ll is; n, front elevation o1 tho cli-wire. 2 is :1longgilndinnl sectional View token on the line LiL-2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3is o trims* verso sectional View on lili@ lino Z5-3 of Fig. i..

iin the dmwinsf, 1 dooignfiloli o rope slorlioi, which conoirsls in portoli lin: oylinlilrionl coupling member i The, member 2 is pro virloflWilli :il conlrol loom ll, the lower poi lion of which if; olilnrgorl noot al. A lapcrerl :Boekel 5 formal in tho lowor end 0l' ihrSpecification of Letters Patent.

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Eerol No. 705,086.

nirfmlirr in oomnillnicolifm willi llie n lnrfjrll portion l ol' il'iollore lliorooi` :1mi which io :nlnlilrrl lo revoir@ ilio lllrrorlrll oxlrrmili' ol n ilrill lool or n rmlnrini sul). 'l'lzr nwrnlicr i2 ilinlooproviflerl willi ilionwlrirnllyoppuoilr longilmiinzilly rxlrnlling roiwol lrnomrcrw oprninggs li l'o :i purpose lirrriini'l'lrr i'nllj/llrr-arrilml.

A hollow plungvr comprising' o oylin- Llrirnl boil): 8 nml un enlargedhead ll formell on tlm lower ond ol' the body, is adapted lo lloslirlulilv mounted willlin lio boro of the mrinlior Q. lo lliiliposition the body l? is 'rcciilfll infr ihr relllood porlion 3 0f lieboro :mil llir ''.jiilimlrluol lio-irl 4l roooivod lijf lllr rillzirigwlportion fl lliorooic, .il llolirol Spring); lo surrounding lha llorly 8of the plonger is inrrponocl liolwoon lille olloolrlor 'l1 'Formed lijflint lirod ond the shoulder 12 iol-:mil :il tlm jnminre of liloenlzirggod porlion `l will] l'lxo porl'ion il ol' lilo smid liore.'lliio spring is :ulnpl'od lo normally moinlnin lilo lirzifl il olf'llieplonger in ils loom."u mooi pooilii'in midway ol lilo nnlorgoil loi-iroil. loin-Toll soollo' 'll il; provided iin lli@ hond fl nl illo plungerin ollnrnxonl; Willi lilo longjgil'nilinol opening or boro ol" liloplnngor body, sind. lo inlonflnrl for l'fho reception of n conolalllxienlly omznroll lo lilo .lorvor ond ol" 'tho rope .lli whichomlomls 'downwnrllly llironrli lilo boro ol7 lilo plonger.

Vllio cono llwhen in pooilloin Within 'ille plnngor mnrlnxl; oxlonilsbelow lilo lower ond liioroo'i.) liii; extension lining: priwirlod Willi:l l'roneivorlso longilnilinzilly olrillifndingr @lot 1li for lilorocoplion of :i cross 'nood 'i7 which is secured llioroin niggninslitlio uppor odge l'fi ol line glut, by moons oi tho bolt 1l): lll/lionsecured in l'llir-i position, tho upper edge nl" lilo rrossrlmznl is:idoplrfi lo oilgggzlgo tile lower ond ol" ille piling-ei' to provient ofone lrmn becoming?wedged too tightly lilioroin, onli ils; Gudo Qlllnrolilirlolily momblo 'Wilhin lilo dininolricolljy' opposa-ilo,loiigi-rldinnlly ourlirnnling'gnillo grooves 21 provided :in ho body incommunication willi its ironlrril bore sind extending longilndimrllywilli respect ihm-oto. This cross hood limits rho body to vorlioalmotion willi respon( to lilo cono :ind oonooqimotly tho lool, it lining;soonrocl ziirninsl, rolnry motion willi rrs'ioci, lvlierolo. The slots2l extend doWnWzrnily into the lopored, threaded sooliot 5 lio that,upon detachment ol the sockel. body from the lool with which. it isusrd. the con@ moy be drown outwardly cross head sary lo repair orreplace the sume.A

l. A rope socket comprising a eouplmg iher having u ger reeiproeallymounted 1n sind bore, seid plunger having a formed on and provided withn downwardly divergmg tapered socket, a Cone reelprpcally mounte men insaid sockel, f1 rope extending downwardly through seid plunger with itslower end teehed to said' cone, normally lowermost position in the boreo pling memher.

mounted in the bore of said member, the head being; received by theenlarged portion of the here, seid plunger adapted to be removed ihroughAthe lower end of seid bore,

said plunger having a central loore terminat ing' downwardly in atapered socket, iL cone reeiproeelly mouned in said soelie, a ropeextending downwardly through ger with its extremity Secured to the-apex'of said cone, an a helical spring within Athe ,enlarged bore of thecoupling member surrounding the plunger 'body and interposed between theheed thereo1 and the shoulder formed at the juncture through the Socket5 and lhel removed in ense it, becomes neeeei longiludinul herej Aplunlongil'udinal bore, e head end of said plunger the lower atandcushioning means l seid plunger in its the eouof the said enlargedportion o' the bore with the reduced portion.

ln testimony whereor1 we affix our signaof two witnesses.

maint-.lining a 2. A rope socket comprising a one-piece turesl inpresence coupling member having L longitudinal FRANK YV. SHIREY. bore7the lower portion o' said bore being JOHN W. DODD. enlarged, a, plungerincluding a bod); por- 1lWitnesses:

tion an an enlarged head on die lower en P. M. KEN,

thereof,

said Vplunger' being reeiproeally Rm:l S. Fnnowe.'

Jdie plun-

